Gift of the Magi Threatened in Near Future

Now, before you get all worried that you won't be able to buy a platinum fob chain for a watch or expensive combs, that's not the Gift that I was talking about. Recent studies have found that the Boswellia tree, or the thing that frankincense comes from is in danger due to fires, grazing, and beetles. Frankincense is still used in perfumes, herbal medications, and religious ceremonies today. Some worry that frankincense supply might fall to dangerously low levels in future years to the point that we will have to offer up another aromatic during the Second Coming, perhaps some Axe body spray?

Jordan

Jordan is a blogger/scientist/clinician who currently resides in Milwaukee. He dreams of a day when it is socially appropriate for him to scream at children on his lawn. (@NeuroJay).

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